Golden Harvest Sparrowhawks - July 2011

I spent an hour this morning checking up on the Golden Harvest Sparrowhawks with my brother who is out from the UK. We arrived pretty early, very early actually, so early the sun had not come up. While waiting for some light i spent some time getting some pics of the moon:


As the first rays of sunlight started catching the tops of the trees the Ovambo Sparrowhawks where sunning themselves in the usual spot:


Sitting quietly we where treated to some awesome aerobatics as the ovambows harassed the local bird life:



Despite several attempts, the Ovambo's where unsuccessful! Moving on to the Black Sparrowhawks previous nesting site we found the nest to be somewhat dilapidated. It is, however, still early in the season so I'll make another trip in August to see if there is any activity. I did however spot a Little Sparrowhawk hanging around the nest, an indication the Black Spars are not around:


One the way out we spotted a youngish looking Ovambo near the parking lot:


All in all it was a lovely morning out - Johannesburg is spectacular at this time of year. Next up I will be visiting the Ovambo Sparrowhawks at Emmarentia and Zoo lake and perhaps the Verreauxs Eagle at the Botanical Gardens - Looking forward to that :-)